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This is a study of the yields of stone fruits (apricots, cherries, peaches, nectarines and plums) on the territory of the Balkan countries for the period 2000-2016. A comparative assessment of the countries according to this indicator was made. Hierarchical cluster analysis and single factor analysis of variance were applied. For the period under study, the highest yield of apricots, cherries and plums is in Slovenia (157293.82 hg/ha, 313841.82 hg/ha and 1580446.53 hg/ha respectively). Greece (185991.47 hg/ha) and Italy (183474.12 hg/ha) have the highest yields of peaches and nectarines. The lowest yields of apricots are proven in Croatia (17966.59 hg/ha), followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina (21697.47 hg/ha). Bosnia and Herzegovina also has the lowest yields of cherries, peaches and nectarines (45717.29 hg/ha and 19491.18 hg/ha respectively). Slovenia has the highest proven instability of the yields of all crops. They are the most stable in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]